Asylum Skate Park — Attraction in Round Lake

My son absolutely loves this place and was so excited to have his birthday here!!! The place itself is amazing, but I was really disappointed in the fact that the loft room upstairs was completely dirty with dust caked on when it came to his party, soda machine was broken, mini fridge had no water, no table for party guests (all of which was suppose to be included) I was soooo embarrassed in front of all the parents that's showed up from how dusty the room was. I wiped down all the counters and didn't bother to say anything until the end when things got heated. We had rented out skates and helmets for all the kids at the birthday and there were not even ready for us, which is fine, I politely asked the gentle man at counter and he brought them out. Then it came time to order pizza and a asked the LADY (forgot her name, super BEAST) if I cold order more pizzas for my party and she basically told me no, my notes said four pizza (found that super weird) since the guy on the phone told me it shouldnt be a problem and I can add more the day of when I have my final count. Told her I know but I don't think I have enough and I would pay extra, but she still said my notes say 4, anyways I left it alone. I saw that this wasn't going anywhere. Then one of the kids spilled there soda and all the straws flew on the floor, we asked for straws and they lady gave us attitude about the number of straws she gave us and why we need more, then she didn't have ice for the drinks, just very very extremely rude. I've been in the service industry for over 20 years and never experienced this in my life. If funny how the cleanliness of one place and one employee can ruin your whole party experience. Anyways....the kids had the best time ever and at the end that's what counts, but this place could have become one the biggest birthday party places in all of lake county for the...

I was on a work trip from CA in early December and some people from a FB group strongly suggested Asylum Skatepark for a good indoor place to skate. I contacted Asylum via FB and was really pleased at how promptly they answered my message.

I was mostly interested in the wooden bowl. I’ve skated some wooden bowls that look like a Frankenstein carpentry job and are rougher than a cob and the seams and have screws popping up, etc. Asylum’s bowl is quite smooth and fast, and a blast to skate. At about 6.5 deep, t’s fun to cruise and you could certainly see people charging it, if so inclined.

There’s also a mini half-pipe next to the bowl that is about 4 feet tall. It’s super fun to mess around on. It has Diamond Grind coping on it, so it makes an obnoxious sound when you grind it to add to the fun.The other more “street” elements of the park I didn’t skate, though it looked to be In good repair and plenty of people were ripping it up on those obstacles.

Wednesday evening is the old dude special with a bit of a price break if you’re over 26. I met a handful of skaters in the 40s and it seems like that’s a good night to get out to skate if you want to meet up with some older skaters.

The only drawback that I heard was occasionally the riding surfaces can be slippery. And really, that’s kind of expected, and nothing a little mopping can’t tackle.

Definitely a fun place. I’m glad I was able to...

This is the biggest skate park I've ever been to. The Ramps are huge, the bowl is awesome, and there is a ton of street sections like the stairs. It is great for shooting clips though the lighting isn't great for the settings I was running, I could always change them next time. I have a few complaints but they are minor. The bowl is slippery, as expected from wooden bowls, and I got a splinter from the splintering wood on the bowl when i slipped. I asked for a bandage cause it was bleeding and I didn't wanna get blood on my grips, and it took twenty minutes for the employee to get me a bandage. It fell off anyway but it doesn't really matter. The employees were nice, if a bit too laid back. The shop had great products . They had soda's and stickers. I saw that they even installed someone else's grip tape for them. I love this skate park and I will hopefully be coming for the Lock-in On May...